MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F075.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2510171800F075.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 75 hour GFS valid 21Z MON 20 OCT 25 Station: 44.06,-70.48 Latitude: 44.06 Longitude: -70.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 60 SFC 989 151 13.2 12.4 95 0.8 12.7 117 14 287.3 288.9 286.4 312.8 9.17 2 950 492 11.2 11.1 99 0.1 11.2 126 35 288.6 290.1 286.5 313.2 8.77 3 900 943 10.3 10.3 100 0.0 10.3 143 47 292.1 293.7 287.8 317.1 8.76 4 850 1420 9.6 9.6 100 0.0 9.6 158 51 296.2 297.8 289.3 321.8 8.84 5 800 1922 7.1 7.0 100 0.0 7.1 162 48 298.7 300.1 289.3 321.9 7.91 6 750 2450 4.2 3.9 98 0.2 4.1 161 49 301.1 302.3 289.1 321.3 6.78 7 700 3009 0.5 0.5 100 0.1 0.5 161 51 303.1 304.1 288.8 320.2 5.67 8 650 3601 -2.5 -2.8 98 0.2 -2.7 158 52 306.1 307.0 289.0 320.8 4.80 9 600 4233 -5.6 -6.0 97 0.4 -5.8 156 53 309.7 310.4 289.5 322.4 4.07 10 550 4912 -9.2 -9.9 95 0.7 -9.5 158 56 313.2 313.8 289.9 323.7 3.29 11 500 5644 -13.2 -13.8 95 0.6 -13.5 160 59 316.9 317.4 290.5 325.5 2.63 12 450 6439 -18.1 -18.2 99 0.1 -18.1 162 62 320.5 320.9 290.9 327.3 2.03 13 400 7308 -24.3 -24.3 100 0.0 -24.3 165 64 323.4 323.7 291.2 328.0 1.34 14 350 8266 -31.9 -32.0 99 0.1 -31.9 166 63 325.8 325.9 291.3 328.5 0.75 15 300 9337 -39.2 -40.0 92 0.8 -39.2 160 65 330.2 330.2 292.2 331.7 0.39 16 250 10564 -46.3 -52.9 47 6.7 -46.6 156 71 337.3 337.3 293.7 337.7 0.11 17 200 12034 -50.8 -70.5 8 19.7 -51.2 178 44 352.3 352.3 297.1 352.4 0.01 18 150 13883 -56.8 -79.7 4 22.8 -57.1 194 29 372.2 372.2 300.9 372.2 0.00 19 100 16406 -63.3 -83.8 5 20.5 -63.5 228 20 405.4 405.4 305.9 405.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5583.28 m Freezing level: 691.30 mb = 3111.73 m = 10208.96 ft Wetbulb zero: 692.28 mb = 3097.25 m = 10161.46 ft Precipitable water: 1.37 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 97.91 % Est. max temperature: 22.65 C = 72.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 977.18 mb = 254.56 m = 835.17 ft T: 12.61 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.22 C/km ThetaE index: 1.73 C Layer 750.0- 650.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 950.61 mb = 486.10 m = 1594.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.84 g/kg Conv temperature: 14.51 C = 58.12 F Cap Strength: 5.04 C Lifted Index: 6.27 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 11.38 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 2.45 C Showalter Index: 2.17 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.60 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 22.81 C Cross Totals Index: 22.80 C K Index: 32.33 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 276.36 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.65 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 22.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.77 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 10219.95 J/kg Cap Strength: 6.11 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 935.10 mb = 623.44 m = 2045.37 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 156.3 at 50.5 knts Storm direction: 186.3 at 37.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 6.8 neg: 0.5 tot: 7.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 448.0 neg: -3.7 tot: 444.3 m^2/s^2 ave: 148.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.85 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 8.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.06 Bulk Rich Number: 0.20 Bulk Shear: 116.15 m/s